JSW Cement
JSW Cement Limited is a subsidiary, new diversification foray of the 13 billion dollars JSW Group based in Mumbai.The company has three Cement production units -two grinding units in Vijayanagara adjacent to JSW Steel plant near Bellary, Karnataka and Dolvi, Maharashtra.Integrated Cement plant in Nandyal Andhra Pradesh.The units have a combined capacity of 6 million tonnes per annum.
JSW Cement is leading the way in promoting PSC variant of cement in South India. Portland Slag Cement also known as green cement as it generates least amount of CO2 during production and also generates least heat during concreting.
JSW Cement also produces GGBS which can be used as replacement to Ordinary Portlance cement during concreting and is being widely used in the metropolitan cities mainly by the RMC's.GGBS can replace up to 60% OPC in the concrete mix which also makes economic sense for these RMC manufacturers.
The company has also purchased a centrolling stake in Shiva Cement.
